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Gov. Tony Evers says he's starting a search for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.'s next leader.
Tagged with: Gov. Tony Evers Mark Hogan WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »WEDC decides Exact Sciences doesn’t owe state anything
Wisconsin's economic-development agency has decided that the medical diagnostics company Exact Sciences Corporation doesn't have to repay the state any of the tax credits it received for creating jobs elsewhere, even though the company itself had promised to return $61,000.
Tagged with: Exact Sciences job creation Mark Hogan WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »Madison gets second state grant to redevelop former Oscar Mayer site
Madison will get a $250,000 state grant to help the city redevelop a building that's part of the former Oscar Mayer complex into a commercial and retail space.
Tagged with: oscar mayer WEDC
Read More »Chinese firm gets tax incentives in $189M overhaul of Biron paper mill
A Chinese firm is planning a $189 million expansion of a paper mill it purchased last year in Biron and will receive state tax credits to support the project.
Tagged with: paper mill WEDC
Read More »Wisconsin economic development head defends Foxconn contract
The head of Wisconsin's economic development agency is defending the state's contract with Foxconn Technology Group, even as Gov. Tony Evers says it's being renegotiated.
Tagged with: Foxconn Mark Hogan WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »State, Foxconn officials deny report that company is pausing work in Mount Pleasant (UPDATE)
Gov. Tony Evers' administration and Foxconn Technology Group both say they are moving forward with plans for a project that could employ as many as 13,000 people.
Tagged with: Foxconn Gov. Tony Evers Mark Hogan WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »Businessman who defrauded WEDC gets 7 years
A De Pere businessman whose company promised to turn fast-food wrappers into synthetic fuel and paper products was sentenced this week to more than seven years in prison for defrauding the state's economic-development agency and other investors out of more than $9 million.
Tagged with: Ronald Van Den Heuvel WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »Audit faults plans to credit Foxconn for work outside state
Wisconsin's economic-development agency needs to modify procedures to ensure tax credits aren't awarded for Foxconn Technology Group employees who don't do work in the state, which would violate state law and the state's contract with the company, an audit released Wednesday said.
Tagged with: Foxconn tax credits WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »Walker strikes deal to keep Kimberly-Clark plant open for $28M (UPDATE)
Gov. Scott Walker plans to make what he's calling a "major economic development" announcement at the Kimberly-Clark factory in northeast Wisconsin.
Tagged with: Gov. Scott Walker Kimberly-Clark Roger Roth WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
Read More »GOP legislation would ease rules for complying with tax breaks (UPDATE)
Provisions in Wisconsin Republicans' lame-duck legislation would relax verification checks for companies vying for state credits.
Tagged with: lame-duck Mark Hogan tax credits WEDC Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.
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